I even started taking a new mineral supplement and yes, you guessed it, I didn't feel any different. Tasted pretty bad, but I did it.
I've been on a loose mission "to be healthy" for the past 21 years.
Is it worth it? To me it is.
I have seen many older people that can run circles around some 20 year olds. I regularly saw:
80 year olds in good health and
80 year olds that could break in half with a strong breeze.
Every one of the vibrant 80 year olds, I quizzed. I asked them about their life. Some common themes were regular exercise/hard work, 50 years of chiropractic, they always ate their veggies, and they had great positive attitudes.
Right now, you might be thinking, "this isn't one easy step". It kind of is though.
Being healthy starts in your mind.
The first step to being healthy is to "decide" you are going to "Do" healthy things, "Be" a healthy person, "Learn" as much as you can about natural health. Once, you decide to make healthy choices, especially when no one is looking, being healthy becomes much easier.
We live in a "right now" society. I get ticked when my internet is slower than "right now". I get frustrated when I send a text and I don't get an answer "right now". I totally get the idea of "I want to feel good right now".
Health doesn't work that way. If you cut your hand, it doesn't heal instantly like an alien from a TV show. It takes weeks to heal from a simple cut. Right?
We all know smoking is unhealthy. But, people do it anyway. Why? You can probably guess. You can't see or feel the damage for years. Just like when I take vitamins, I can't see immediate health benefits.
Eating healthy takes years or decades to show a difference.
Eating poorly takes years or decades to show a difference.
Being proactive doesn't mean you live in a cave, you just make better choices daily. When someone brings donuts to the office, just don't take one.
This morning while I was writing this, I was listening to a lady in Starbucks talking about her tennis elbow. her stretches, her weight exercises, her cortisone shots. Yesterday, I saw a new patient with a wrist problem. After adjusting his wrist, he gets up and says thats
amazing. Function is amazing. When joints are damaged...they hurt.
Here is the ULTIMATE example of being proactive and prevention oriented.
This little boy had a bone out of place in his neck. If his mom wasn't seeking to find answers, she would have never asked me. He'd still be having colic. She would still be stressed.
This kids spine now functions better early in life and he is functioning better. He doesn't say that directly, but mom knows.
So ask yourself these 10 basic questions.
1. Do you have pain on a regular basis? (Yes / No)
2. Do you prefer not to eat veggies everyday? (Yes / No)
3. Do you eat cereal in the morning? (Yes / No)
4. Do you go to the chiropractor only when something hurts? (Yes / No)
5. Do you think vitamins are a waste of time? (Yes / No)
6. Do you skip exercise regularly? (Yes / No)
7. Do you go to the medical clinic at the first sign of trouble? (Yes / No)
8. Do you eat at a restaurant / fast food every week? (Yes / No)
9. Do you use a pain reliever on a somewhat regular basis? (Yes / No)
10. Are you "too busy" to think about being healthy (Yes / No)
The more "yes" answers, the less prevention oriented you are. This is why I want our patients to be the healthiest on the planet. The only way that happens is with prevention. If you don't believe me, in the next blog post I'll explain a disease that is devastating our society and the ONLY way to stop it is with prevention. There is NO cure.
Make a decision today to be a prevention and proactive person. Make sure you aren't taking better care of your car than your body. You can't go buy a new body. This will all make more sense in the next post.